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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791658703321

Autore

Nelson Lisa S (Lisa Sue)

Titolo

America identified : biometric technology and society / / Lisa S. Nelson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2011

ISBN

0-262-28875-3

1-282-97847-0

9786612978470

0-262-28968-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (267 p.)

Disciplina

303.48/3

Soggetti

Technological innovations - Social aspects

Biometric identification

Privacy, Right of

Social interaction - Technological innovations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Modern identification -- September 11 -- Privacy and biometric technology -- Anonymity -- Trust and confidence -- Paternalism -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

An examination of the public perception of biometric identification technology in the context of privacy, security & civil liberties.